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根深葉茂

简根深叶茂 · 繁根深葉茂

Mandarin · pinyin gēn shēn yè mào

deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
(fig.) well established and growing strongly

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根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
深: shēn · deep; depth; far; very, extreme
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
茂: mào · thick, lush, dense; talented
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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1–1–4–4 · gen1 shen1 ye4 mao4

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gan1 sam1 jip6 mau6

Cantonese word readings for 根深葉茂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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